How long do you have to wear your watch?

[Apocalypse]

I was wondering many hours a day do you have to wear your watch in order for it to wind for another 48hours without stopping. I dont want to wear my watch alot but nor do I own a winder, so I like to know how long you would at least have to wear it, so it would last another 48hrs.

[GMT2crazy]

"I don't want to wear my watch a lot"

lost you there my friend...but as per your question, I have no idea. I think it's ~40 turns winding though.

[mjclark32]

Do you walk during the day or sit in an office?
Wear it 8-10 hours a day and wind it 40-50 turns once a week and you'll probably be good

[beshannon]

It is not how long but how much activity it sees.

If you do not want to wear your watch, then perhaps you should wind it

[Thatguy]

Originally Posted by GMT2crazy

"I don't want to wear my watch a lot"

lost you there my friend...but as per your question, I have no idea. I think it's ~40 turns winding though.

This confused me as well.

[Rags]

[HL65]

[b06tmm]

I drive a lot so don't expect my watches to maintain a decent power reserve unless I wind them during the week.

[Apocalypse]

thanks mjclark. I kinda do both, walk and sit. I just dont wanna wear my much too much in a week, since sometimes I do rough work. I only wear weekends when I go out but on my job or when I do activities I want to avoid wearing it and scratch it up

[Armyguy03]

All it takes is 40 full rotations of your arm which has the watch on (swing your arm in a full circle) and it should be fully wound for 40 hours.

[htc8p]

sedentary = office = must wind manually to full power to reach 48 hrs

i sometimes forget to wind so come monday have to set it again.

[crowncollection]

Originally Posted by Armyguy03

All it takes is 40 full rotations of your arm which has the watch on (swing your arm in a full circle) and it should be fully wound for 40 hours.

Hmm where did you hear this ? 40 rotations on your arm does not do the same as a 40 turn manual wind.


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[htc8p]

Originally Posted by crowncollection

Hmm where did you hear this ? 40 rotations on your arm does not do the same as a 40 turn manual wind.


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probably have a dislocated shoulder

[Sub4Life]

Originally Posted by Apocalypse

thanks mjclark. I kinda do both, walk and sit. I just dont wanna wear my much too much in a week, since sometimes I do rough work. I only wear weekends when I go out but on my job or when I do activities I want to avoid wearing it and scratch it up

It was meant to be worn. I don't understand people who are like you; life is too short to be OCD about scratches and stuff. I hate Rolex owners like yourself, but its your watch and you can do as you please with it.

Personally, I think you should get over yourself and wear the watch as they are meant to be worn.

[Apocalypse]

Originally Posted by Sub4Life

It was meant to be worn. I don't understand people who are like you; life is too short to be OCD about scratches and stuff. I hate Rolex owners like yourself, but its your watch and you can do as you please with it.

Personally, I think you should get over yourself and wear the watch as they are meant to be worn.

it has nothing to do with OCD. youd understand if people watching you. but i think its non of your business at this point. I just need some advice from some people. but I do wear my watch occasionally. Im old enough to know when its appropriate to wear my watch

[threemonkeys]

This is a much debated topic. The general consensus, however, is that 5.27 hours is sufficient.

[htc8p]

Originally Posted by threemonkeys

This is a much debated topic. The general consensus, however, is that 5.27 hours is sufficient.

just to keep it running but if you want it to still be alive for 48 hours you have to wind to max power.

if you dont it will just run for barely one and a half days.

[SUBversive]

Originally Posted by b06tmm

I drive a lot so don't expect my watches to maintain a decent power reserve unless I wind them during the week.

Lifting your arm up to flip other drivers the bird counts as a wind.

[427shark]

You need to be active in order for it wind, doesn't do anything if your sedentary. Not sure exactly, but general wear for the day seems to fully wind mine. I'm also OCD with scratches and won't wear if I'm doing physical labor. Remember scratches are inevitable, don't let the fear of them stop you from wearing / enjoying your watch

[Yanks213x]

Close the Bracelet and twirl it around your finger every night before you go to bed.

[jackwebb]

I have never had one stop on me while wearing it. I take them of when I sleep and only wind it enough to get it started if I haven't worn it in a while.

[Tools]

Originally Posted by Apocalypse

thanks mjclark. I kinda do both, walk and sit. I just dont wanna wear my much too much in a week, since sometimes I do rough work. I only wear weekends when I go out but on my job or when I do activities I want to avoid wearing it and scratch it up

You can wear it all day long and not wind it fully.... depends on how active you are.. Some people, their watch stops while they are wearing it...

On a watch winder, the winder must rotate the watch 600 complete revolutions just to maintain the wind at the same state, so the gearing in the self winder is far, far different than direct winding (40 turns to full wind)...

I would say that if you are active enough to generate around 900 wrists rotation/movements, you would maintain the wind, so it would take considerably more to actually wind the watch further..........

[ttmedical]

[ecsub44]

Originally Posted by crowncollection

Hmm where did you hear this ? 40 rotations on your arm does not do the same as a 40 turn manual wind.


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+1

[Apocalypse]

Originally Posted by Tools

You can wear it all day long and not wind it fully.... depends on how active you are.. Some people, their watch stops while they are wearing it...

On a watch winder, the winder must rotate the watch 600 complete revolutions just to maintain the wind at the same state, so the gearing in the self winder is far, far different than direct winding (40 turns to full wind)...

I would say that if you are active enough to generate around 900 wrists rotation/movements, you would maintain the wind, so it would take considerably more to actually wind the watch further..........

thanks for the advice larry I appreciate it. I try to wear my watch as much as possible. I guess some days I gotta manually wind it

[threemonkeys]

So we're all in agreement - 5.27 hours.

[GradyPhilpott]

When you choose to wear your watch after it has set for an extended period, over 40 hours, or if it has stopped, simply give it forty winds and set it if necessary.

That's the simplest method.

[T. Ferguson]

Originally Posted by Apocalypse

thanks mjclark. I kinda do both, walk and sit. I just dont wanna wear my much too much in a week, since sometimes I do rough work. I only wear weekends when I go out but on my job or when I do activities I want to avoid wearing it and scratch it up

If this was my wearing habits on Friday evening/Saturday morning I'd wind it and set it for the weekend. On Sunday night I'd put it to bed and let it run down until taking it out the next weekend. I personally see no reason to run a watch 24/7 if I'm only wearing it two days a week.